The Difference Engine
Mass Market Paperbound
Spectra Books
Published: January 1992
ISBN: 9780553294613
ISBN-10: 055329461X
Trim: 4-¼ x 7- inches
448 Pages
In 1855 London, a steam driven calculator heralds a new age of information as everything from fast food to credit cards turns the Victorian Era into a bizarre modern-day world. "Bursting with the kind of demented speculation and obsessive detailing that has made both Gibson's and Sterling's work stand out in the past".--San Francisco Chronicle.
William Gibson
William Gibson is credited with having coined the term acyberspace, a and having envisioned both the Internet and virtual reality before either existed.
Bruce Sterling
Bruce Sterling is the author of the nonfiction books Tomorrow Now and The Hacker Crackdown, as well as the novels Distraction, Holy Fire, Heavy Weather, and Islands in the Net. With William Gibson he co-authored the acclaimed novel The Difference Engine. He lives with his wife and two daughters in Austin, Texas.
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